Local Obituaries for Families in Greencastle, Franklin County & Surrounding Areas
Esther M. (Wolfkill) Smith
Dec 11, 2020
Esther M. (Wolfkill) Smith, age 93 formerly of Greencastle, PA and Shady Grove, PA, died on Friday December 11, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services in Chambersburg.
Born December 28, 1926 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Edgar S. and Mary M. (Hawbaker) Wolfkill.
Esther was an Avon Sales Consultant for 23...

Barbara M. (Anderson) Lesher
Nov 26, 2020
Barbara M. (Anderson) Lesher, age 72, of Greencastle, PA died Thursday November 26, 2020 in the Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown, MD.
Born November 23, 1948 in Confluence, PA, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Plume) Anderson. She married her husband Ray C. Lesher on March 11, 1967.
Barb had worked...
Floyd E. Baker
Nov 19, 2020
Floyd E. Baker, age 79, of Greencastle, PA, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at his home with his family by his side. Born December 15, 1940, in Highfield, MD he was the son of the late Edwin T. and Goldie May Smith Baker.
Mr. Baker was a 1958 graduate of the Thurmont High School, he...
Betty L. Byers
Nov 16, 2020
Betty L. Byers, age 87, of Chambersburg, PA, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born February 9, 1933, in Quincy Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late J. Alfred and Ada Mae Lowry Harshman.
Mrs. Byers was a homemaker most of her adult life. Mrs. Byers enjoyed gardening, cooking, social...
Lois J Shatzer
Nov 16, 2020
Lois J. Shatzer, age 84, of Waynesboro, PA, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020, at Quincy Village Nursing Home. Born July 12, 1936, in Antrim Township, PA, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd F. and Frances E. Berger Kell.
Mrs. Shatzer was a 1955 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. She was a...
Ronney L. Conrad
Nov 16, 2020
Ronney L. Conrad, age 70 of Greencastle, PA died Monday morning November 16, 2020 in the UPMC Hospital in Altoona, PA.
Born December 18, 1949 in Berkeley Springs, WV, he was the son of the late Leo and Vada (Clingerman) Conrad. He married his wife Judith L. (Noble) Conrad on October 21, 1973.
Ronney had...
William H. Wolford
Nov 9, 2020
William H. Wolford, age 89 of Greencastle, PA and a resident of the Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation and Wellness Center of Chambersburg passed peacefully on Monday evening, November 9, 2020 in the center.
Born November 21, 1930 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late John H. and Tina G. (Henninger) Wolford. Bill was preceded in...
Rosemarie Tutwiler Williams
Nov 1, 2020
Rosemarie (Tutwiler) Williams, 84, of Greencastle, PA. passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at the Chambersburg Hospital. Born April 23, 1936, in Mt. Crawford, VA. , she was the daughter of the late Warren and Isa Tutwiler.
Mrs. Williams earned her Bachelor of Science Degree from Shepherd University with the Class of 1958. She later...

D. Melvin Eby
Oct 29, 2020
D. Melvin Eby (96) of Menno Haven went to be with the Lord on October 29, 2020. He was born on September 13, 1924. His wife Miriam (Strite) Eby preceded him in death in September, 2015.
Surviving are five children: daughters Karen Butts and husband, Gregory, of Waynesboro, PA; Helen Leinbach Frank and husband, Alan, of N....
Larry G. Kennedy
Oct 29, 2020
Larry G. Kennedy, 73, of Waynesboro, passed away on Thursday, October 29, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. Born June 17, 1947 in Hagerstown, he was a son of the late Warren and Patricia Powell Kennedy.
Larry was a 1966 graduate of Greencastle-Antrim High School. A US Army veteran, Larry served honorably in Vietnam. He...
Charles "Sonny" E. Eshleman Jr.
Oct 28, 2020
Charles E. “Sonny” Eshleman Jr., age 85 of Greencastle, PA died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in the Brookview Health Center of Menno Haven in Chambersburg.
Born January 14, 1935 in Antrim Twp., Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late Charles E. and Ada (Horst) Eshleman. He married his wife Vernice M. (Gibble) Eshleman on...

George H. Hykes
Oct 28, 2020
George H. Hykes, age 97, of Chambersburg, PA and formerly of Greencastle, PA died Wednesday, October 28, 2020 in the Menno Haven Rehabilitation Center Chambersburg.
Born May 27, 1923 in Antrim Twp., Franklin County, PA, he was the son of the late Preston and Olive Jane (Myers) Hykes. He married his wife Martha M. (Rubeck) Hykes on...
Betty J. (Lowans) Johns
Oct 27, 2020
Betty Jane (Lowans) Johns, age 90, a resident of Paramount Senior Living of Fayetteville, PA and formerly of Chambersburg died Tuesday, October 27, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born March 16, 1930 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late Maurice R. and Annie K. (Kuhn) Lowans. Her husband Crawford T. Johns died April 6,...
Dorothy H. (Hawbaker) Grove
Oct 23, 2020
Dorothy (Hawbaker) Grove, age 94, a resident of Village Square of Menno Haven in Chambersburg and formerly of Greencastle, PA, passed peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Friday October 23, 2020 at Menno Haven.
Born December 21, 1925 in Peters Twp. Franklin County, PA, she was the daughter of the late Samuel B. and Ethel M....

Lynn William "Bill" Smith
Oct 12, 2020
Lynn William “Bill” Smith, age 76 of Greencastle, PA died Monday, October 12, 2020 in the emergency room of the Waynesboro Hospital.
Born September 30, 1944 in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Robert W. and Helen (Gift) Smith. Bill married his wife Dixie L. (Foreman) Smith on August 22, 1964.
Bill...

Annabelle (Shinham) Carrington
Oct 9, 2020
Annabelle (Shinham) Carrington, age 97 of Glenshaw, PA passed away Friday, October 9, 2020 in the Passavant Hospital in McCandless, PA.
Born September 1, 1923 in Greencastle, PA, she was the daughter of the late David W. and Anna L. (Myers) Shinham. She married her late husband Richard G. “Dick” Carrington in 1955. He died on October...

Thomas A. Zeger
Oct 6, 2020
Thomas A. Zeger, age 93, a resident of Menno Haven at Chambers Point in Chambersburg and formerly of Shady Grove, PA, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. Born in Quincy Township, Franklin County, PA on July 31, 1927, he was the son of the late Albert and Cornelia Gearhart Zeger.
Mr....
Charles K. Timmons
Oct 3, 2020
Charles K. Timmons, age 79, of Hagerstown, MD died Saturday morning October 3, 2020 in the Michaux Manor Living Center in South Mountain, PA.
Born June 12, 1941 in Mercersburg, PA, he was the son of the late Kenneth Timmons and Lula (Boppe) Timmons Murphy. He married his wife Louise J. (Roadarmel) Timmons on March 9, 1963....
Carol J. Kennedy
Oct 1, 2020
Carol J. Kennedy, age 67, of Waynesboro, PA died Thursday evening October 1, 2020 in the Chambersburg Hospital.
Born November 22, 1952 in Chambersburg, PA, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Irene (Stevens) Kendle. She married her husband Alvey C. Kennedy on November 29, 1970.
Carol was a homemaker and also did...
Allen K. Mairose
Sep 26, 2020
Allen K. Mairose, age 89 of Greencastle, PA died Saturday morning September 26, 2020 in his home.
Born July 30, 1931 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Herman Jr. and Marie Anna (Ermer) Mairose. His wife Eleanor M. (Kurek) Mairose died June 9, 2006.
Allen retired in 1980 after 26 years...